verb
1. appear or become visible; make a showing (Freq. 9)
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She turned up at the funeral
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I hope the list key is going to surface again
• Hypernyms: ↑appear
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
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Something is ——ing PP
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Somebody ——s PP
2. move towards (Freq. 5)
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We were approaching our destination
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They are drawing near
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The enemy army came nearer and nearer
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s something
3. develop in a positive way (Freq. 2)
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He progressed well in school
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My plants are coming along
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Plans are shaping up
• Hypernyms: ↑develop
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
4. start running, functioning, or operating
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the lights went on
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the computer came up
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
5. occur or become available
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water or electricity came on again after the earthquake
• Hypernyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.